Tegara Station(手柄駅, Tegara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Tegara Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 53.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side■ Main Linefor Akashi, Kobe and Osaka
opposite side■ Main Linefor Sanyo-Himeji

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
KameyamaLocalSanyo-Himeji
KameyamaS Limited Express (running only from Hanshin Sannomiya for Himeji)Sanyo-Himeji
Sanyo & Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

Tegara Station opened on August 19, 1923. The station was closed July 20, 1945 and reopened on August 1, 1958.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1047 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Senba River
  • Tegarayama Central Park
  • Himeji City Himeji Stadium
  • Himeji City Athletics Stadium
  • Himeji City Central Gymnasium
  • Hyogo Prefectural Budokan

See also

  • Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 133. ISBN 9784343006745.

External links

  • (in Japanese)